pretend
Noun
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is a type of: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation - the act of giving a false appearancesame as: make-believe
Adjective
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similar to: unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteriasame as: make-believe
Verb
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is a type of: belie, misrepresent - represent falselysubtypes:
- play possum - to pretend to be dead
- take a dive - pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer
- bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
- mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only
verb group: make, make believe, pretend - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like -
is a type of: speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusionsubtypes:
- anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance
- surmise, suspect - imagine to be the case or true or probable
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subtypes: go through the motions - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing itsame as: make, make believe
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is a type of: claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existingsame as: profess
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